1. Building PHILADELPHIA Revelation 3:7-12

2. Building PHILADELPHIA Revelation 3:7-12 “I KNOW YOUR DEEDS” ‣ THE LORD IS VERY MUCH AWARE OF THE ACTIONS OF HIS PEOPLE ‣T‣THESE LETTERS EMPHASIZE CORE PRINCIPLES AND ATTITUDES

3. Building PHILADELPHIA Revelation 3:7-12 SURVEY THE OPPORTUNITY “BEHOLD I HAVE PUT BEFORE YOU AN OPEN DOOR...” ‣ PHILADELPHIA IS DESCRIBED AS HAVING “LITTLE STRENGTH” (KJV) ‣D‣DESPITE THIS “HANDICAP” THE LORD SPEAKS OF OPPORTUNITY BEFORE THEM

4. Building PHILADELPHIA Revelation 3:7-12 SURVEY THE OPPORTUNITY “BEHOLD I HAVE PUT BEFORE YOU AN OPEN DOOR...” ‣ WE ARE A CHURCH WITH “LITTLE STRENGTH” ‣W‣WE LIVE IN A TIME WHEN IT IS EASY TO DENY HIS NAME ‣W‣WE LIVE IN A TIME FILLED WITH OPPORTUNITY

5. Building PHILADELPHIA Revelation 3:7-12 LAY OUT THE OBJECTIVES “...YOU HAVE KEPT THE WORD OF MY PERSEVERANCE" ‣ WE MUST HAVE A TRUE UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT SUCCESS IS ‣P‣PHILADELPHIA UNDERSTOOD THAT SUCCESS IN SERVING THE LORD IS PERSEVERANCE

6. LAY OUT THE OBJECTIVES “...YOU HAVE KEPT THE WORD OF MY PERSEVERANCE" 3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father 1 Thessalonians 1:3

7. LAY OUT THE OBJECTIVES “...YOU HAVE KEPT THE WORD OF MY PERSEVERANCE" 11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.1 Timothy 6:11

8. LAY OUT THE OBJECTIVES “...YOU HAVE KEPT THE WORD OF MY PERSEVERANCE" 6...and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness...2 Peter 1:6

9. LAY OUT THE OBJECTIVES “...YOU HAVE KEPT THE WORD OF MY PERSEVERANCE" 36 For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.Hebrews 10:36

10. LAY OUT THE OBJECTIVES “...YOU HAVE KEPT THE WORD OF MY PERSEVERANCE" 1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us...Hebrews 12:1

11. Building PHILADELPHIA Revelation 3:7-12 LAY OUT THE OBJECTIVES “...YOU HAVE KEPT THE WORD OF MY PERSEVERANCE" ‣ WHAT IS OUR OBJECTIVE HERE? ‣A‣ARE WE OPERATING UNDER SOME UNDEFINED CONCEPT OF “GROWING”

12. Building PHILADELPHIA Revelation 3:7-12 LABOR WITH PERSPECTIVE “I AM COMING QUICKLY” ‣ PHILADELPHIA LABORED UNDER INTENSE SUFFERING ‣T‣THEY DEALT WITH THIS THROUGH THE PERSPECTIVE OF FAITH